Joliette is a weather station located 21 m above sea level, 0 km from L'Assomption. Its records go back to 1915: 97 years of temperature are available up to 2020, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Closed series: the records of this station end in 2020. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 5.9 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (4.9 °C): a difference of 1.0 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2010 (7.6 °C) and the coldest 1917 (2.3 °C). The last complete year, 2020, ranks 4 out of 97, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2020, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.27 °C per decade. The station ranks 96 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1915
The first ten years of the series (1915–1924) average 4.3 °C; the last ten (2011–2020) average 6.3 °C, a difference of +2.0 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 6 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2010 (7.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 6.4 °C (2014) and bottoms out at 3.9 °C (1926).
Annual rainfall since 1915
On average 1025 mm of rain falls per year over the 85 documented years. The wettest year, 1972, received 1535 mm; the driest, 1930, only 706 mm, which is 2.2 times less. Over 1961–1990, December is on average the wettest month (123 mm) and April the driest (73 mm). Between 1989 and 2010, 15 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −12.6 °C | −11.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | 92 mm | −1 mm |
| February | −10.5 °C | −9.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | 71 mm | −6 mm |
| March | −3.5 °C | −3.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| April | 5.0 °C | 5.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 73 mm | 97 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 12.1 °C | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | 92 mm | +8 mm |
| June | 17.3 °C | 18.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | – | – |
| July | 20.0 °C | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 93 mm | – | – |
| August | 18.4 °C | 19.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 99 mm | 100 mm | +1 mm |
| September | 13.5 °C | 15.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 89 mm | 102 mm | +13 mm |
| October | 7.4 °C | 8.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 83 mm | 99 mm | +16 mm |
| November | 0.3 °C | 1.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 101 mm | 99 mm | −2 mm |
| December | −8.7 °C | −6.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 123 mm | 93 mm | −30 mm |
The largest temperature change is in December (+2.4 °C) and the smallest in April (+0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +1.0 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Joliette
- Warmest year: 7.6 °C, in 2010
- Coldest year: 2.3 °C, in 1917
- Driest year: 706 mm, in 1930
- Wettest year: 1535 mm, in 1972
- Warmest month: 23.2 °C, in July 2020
- Coldest month: −19.8 °C, in February 1934
- Wettest month: 306 mm, in June 1981
- Hottest day: 37.2 °C, on 14 August 1944
- Coldest day: −43.3 °C, on 17 February 1934
- Heaviest rain in one day: 131.7 mm, on 9 August 2024
5.3 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 80.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2020
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.27 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, about +1.6 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.02 °C per decade: the station ranks 96 out of 240.
Data source and licence
Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (dataset “AHCCD (ahccd-monthly) + climate-daily”), licence Open Government Licence – Canada. Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Joliette are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 240 stations in Canada: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Joliette?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Joliette is 5.9 °C. It was 4.9 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +1.0 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Joliette?
Since records began in 1915, the warmest year at Joliette is 2010, at 7.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1917 (2.3 °C).
Is the climate at Joliette getting warmer?
Yes: at Joliette, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.27 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, +1.6 °C in total. 6 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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